Consecutive Certifications Alert the Director

When Qin Chen pressed his palm against the device, everyone watched intently.

The first flame symbol appeared on the device in an instant, followed immediately by the second.

"Late stage, Late Body Tempering!"

When the third flame symbol appeared, someone cried out in surprise. Qin Chen had gone out and come back, only to receive certification for Late Body Tempering.

"Did he really make a breakthrough just by going out?" the person from before asked in surprise.

"Bullshit. He must have been hiding his strength before!" the person beside him said.

Wu Fang looked at the device in surprise, then turned to Qin Chen. "Sir..."

"No rush!" Qin Chen smiled, then unleashed the full extent of his fire elemental power.

A fourth flame symbol appeared on the device.

At that moment, the entire hall erupted. One person after another looked at Qin Chen in disbelief.

"Peak Body Tempering before he's even eighteen!"

"Who is he? Could he be the city lord's illegitimate son?"

Exclamations and discussion rang out incessantly throughout the hall.

Just then, a man in formal attire walked over. He came up to Qin Chen and warmly offered his hand. "Hello, sir. I'm the director here, Xu Hua!"

"Director Xu!" Qin Chen reached out and shook his hand.

"Sir, could I have a word with you in private?" Xu Hua was exceptionally polite.

With his status, he rarely made an appearance, let alone acted so politely. But Qin Chen's appearance had made him warmer than ever before.

Qin Chen nodded.

Xu Hua smiled. "This way, please, sir."

Then he turned to Wu Fang. "You come too!"

Wu Fang had been attending to Qin Chen all along, so having her there to serve them would not seem out of place.

Before long, the three of them arrived at an empty VIP room. Once they had sat down, Xu Hua said, "Wu Fang, go make Mr. Qin a cup of tea!"

Wu Fang hurried off to one side and got to work.

Qin Chen smiled. "Director Xu, you don't need to call me sir!"

Given that he was still a student, being called sir sounded a little awkward. Besides, he could tell that the man before him was already a martial artist.

Xu Hua smiled. "Then I'll call you Brother Qin!"

"Brother Qin, I didn't ask you here for anything else, really. It's just that you received consecutive certifications, so you can get a reward of three hundred thousand. That's no small sum, so I need to process it myself."

"Of course, it'll only take a few minutes!"

At that moment, Wu Fang brought the tea over to Qin Chen.

Hearing Xu Hua's words, she glanced at him in surprise.

There was a procedure for paying out rewards to martial artists. Once the reward was confirmed, even a payment of three hundred thousand did not need the director to handle it personally.

Xu Hua glanced at Wu Fang and gave her a meaningful look.

Of course he did not need to handle it personally, but Qin Chen was worth the personal attention. With such a genius before him, he naturally wanted to get acquainted.

"Then sorry for the trouble, Director Xu!" Qin Chen nodded.

The three hundred thousand came as a surprise to him. The rewards for certification at the late stage and the peak had been added together.

Xu Hua smiled and quickly did some work on the computer. A notification soon arrived on Qin Chen's phone, confirming the money had been deposited.

"By the way, Brother Qin, you're still in your final year of high school, aren't you?" Xu Hua suddenly asked.

"That's right, Rongcheng No. 1 High School!" Qin Chen nodded.

"No. 1 High School? What a coincidence! We're alumni, Brother Qin. I graduated from No. 1 High School too."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Qin Chen suddenly asked, "Director Xu, if someone with two elements came for certification, could they get an extra reward?"

Xu Hua was taken aback. Beside him, Wu Fang's body jolted, and she looked at Qin Chen in surprise.

She was getting familiar with Qin Chen's approach. When he asked a question like that, it most likely meant he had two elements himself.

"There's no provision for an extra reward for two elements. Although people with two elements are rare, cultivating both is simply too difficult and takes a great deal of time. So the authorities don't recommend cultivating both at once." Xu Hua shook his head.

After all, someone with two elements had to sense different elements, which required twice as much time and greatly reduced their cultivation speed.

Thus, when someone with two elements appeared, the authorities generally advised them to cultivate one first and consider the other only after reaching a bottleneck.

That was also why the authorities did not offer a reward for certification of two elements.

"Brother Qin, do you have two elements?" Xu Hua suddenly caught on and asked in surprise.

Qin Chen merely picked up his teacup and took a sip without answering.

Since there was no reward, he had no need to reveal it. Keeping it hidden would give him a trump card when dealing with the Zhao Family later.

Seeing Qin Chen's reaction, Xu Hua could not tell whether he had two elements or not. But he did not dwell on it and began looking for topics they had in common.

Half an hour later, Qin Chen rose to his feet. "Director Xu, please don't spread word of my certification today for the time being."

Many people in the hall had seen his certification, but none of them knew him. Even if they talked about it, the news would only spread within a small circle. He did not want everyone to know just yet.

"No problem. But your information has already been uploaded to the computer system. Rongcheng's higher-ups will notice it sooner or later."

The information on everyone who received certification was ultimately compiled, forming the equivalent of a personal file.

"That's fine!" Qin Chen waved a hand and left.

Wu Fang offered to see him out, but he declined.

After Qin Chen left, Wu Fang could not help saying, "Sir Qin is the greatest genius I've ever seen. Compared to him, Zhao Kuan is simply nothing!"

Xu Hua nodded. He thought so too. There were probably not many people in all of Rongcheng who had reached Peak Body Tempering before the age of eighteen.

But what he said was, "Don't go saying that outside."

"I know, Director." Wu Fang nodded. "Sir Qin asked us to keep it a secret, so naturally I won't talk. But I think he seems to have a grudge against Zhao Kuan!"

"What makes you say that?" Xu Hua asked in surprise.

He knew of the Zhao Family, and even he did not dare offend them lightly.

He knew nearly all the powerful and influential families in Rongcheng, and there was no Qin Family among them. Judging by Qin Chen's clothes as well, he did not think Qin Chen looked like the son of a wealthy family.

Under the circumstances, he was curious how Qin Chen could have a grudge against the Zhao Family.

"Sir Qin had just bought a beast crystal and was about to leave, but then the citywide announcement suddenly sounded."

"As soon as Sir Qin heard Zhao Kuan's name in the announcement, he changed his mind and came back for certification. So I think he revealed his strength because of Zhao Kuan. He didn't want to lose to him!"

She could tell that Qin Chen was a very low-key person. If not for that announcement, he probably would not have come for certification, and everyone would have thought he was only at Mid Body Tempering.

Of course, she was overthinking it. Qin Chen's main objective was still money.

After hearing her out, Xu Hua thought it made sense too. His gaze flickered. "A grudge against the Zhao Family?"

If that were really the case, he thought he could take a risk.

"Xiao Fang, find someone to investigate exactly what grudge Brother Qin has against the Zhao Family. The more detailed, the better. Remember, be discreet!" Xu Hua suddenly said.